Rethinking the Impact of Adolescent Fitness on Future Cardiovascular Health
Study findings suggest that for effective CVD prevention, halting and reversing the obesity epidemic should be prioritized (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 17, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Fitness and Nutrition Source Type: news
Modern Loneliness: A series exploring the loneliness epidemic
Holly Stapleton for Business Insider We're living in quite the paradox: Society is more digitally connected than ever, yet feelings of disconnection are surging. In an era defined by greater technological connectivity, modern loneliness remains a pervasive challenge. In a statement in May, the US…#hollystapleton #society #vivekmurthy #gallup #meta #modernloneliness #loneliness #featuredstoriesread #mattturner #joimariemckenzie (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA authorizes first at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea as cases of STDs skyrocket across the US
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first-ever at-home diagnostic tests for chlamydia and gonorrhea in hopes of controlling the STD epidemic in America. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden and Xi agree to curb fentanyl production
President Biden said Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday agreed to take steps to crack down on companies in China that produce chemical precursors for fentanyl. Why it matters: An epidemic of fentanyl-related deaths in the U.S. is worsening as bipartisan consensus erodes about the causes and…#xijinping #cdc #mexico #nancypelosi #taiwan #keithhumphreys #stanforduniversity #vandafelbabbrown #beijing #felbabbrown (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Invasive Mental Health Questions Have No Place on Nurse Licensing Applications
(MedPage Today) -- There is a public health epidemic of burnout, depression, and suicide in the nursing and healthcare workforce. While the most trusted health profession in the nation does an outstanding job encouraging those suffering from mental... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
UK diabetes prevention program may have global impact
A nationwide programme to reduce the risk of developing diabetes in the UK is proven beyond reasonable doubt to work, a new study reveals.
The positive effects observed in the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme - the largest such project in the world helping people across the UK to lose weight and control their blood sugar levels - may have relevance globally for tackling the diabetes epidemic. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - November 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Opioid-related trends in active duty service members during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic - Sorensen IS, Susi A, Andreason P, Hisle-Gorman E, Jannace KC, Krishnamurthy J, Chokshi B, Dorr M, Wolfgang AS, Nylund CM.
INTRODUCTION: The USA is experiencing an opioid epidemic. Active duty service members (ADSMs) are at risk for opioid use disorder (OUD). The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted health care and introduced additional stressors. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
‘Commitment To Life’ Documentary On L.A. HIV/AIDS Mobilization Acquired By NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal has acquired Commitment to Life, a documentary about the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The film from Emmy Award-winning documentarian Jeremy Schwarz (Vito) will premiere on Peacock on Dec. 1, designated as World AIDS Day. Its cable network debut will be in early 2024 on MSNBC.…#nbcuniversal #commitmenttolife #emmyaward #jeremyschwarz #peacock #msnbc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Toxicological analysis of fluorofentanyl isomers in postmortem blood - Truver MT, Chronister CW, Kinsey AM, Hoyer JL, Goldberger BA.
The opioid epidemic continues to evolve in the USA, with fentanyl the most prevalent synthetic opioid in fatal drug overdoses. Following the scheduling of fentanyl's core structure in 2018, there was a notable decline in the prevalence of fentanyl analogs ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
They proudly served their adoptive nation – and found a path to medicine along the way
When Jose Chevalier, Isabelle Trinh Phan and Nam Yong Cho enlisted in the U.S. military, they were thinking of their families. Their families were, after all, the strongest support system these three Bruins had after immigrating to the U.S. from various parts of the globe, and joining up meant easing the pressure on their loved ones. But it was a good thing for a variety of reasons.While none of these student veterans could have predicted it, their military experiences would also point them toward academic and career trajectories in medicine, eventually leading two of them to theDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 9, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Puerto Rico declares flu epidemic as cases spike. 42 dead and more than 900 hospitalized since July
Health officials in Puerto Rico have declared a flu epidemic (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
AltaPointe's Behavioral Health Crisis Center Offers Innovative Approach to Fentanyl Addiction Treatment Using Ketamine in Combination with Buprenorphine
In the ongoing battle against the fentanyl epidemic, a promising new approach has emerged and AltaPointe Health is at the forefront. AltaPointe's Behavioral Health Crisis Center (BHCC) has started offering the use of ketamine to help transition a patient from fentanyl to buprenorphine... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT TRI Source Type: news
Intimate partner violence-related firearm child homicides: an urgent call to action - Ragavan MI, Culyba AJ.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an urgent pediatric health epidemic, with 1 in 5 children exposed to caregiver IPV1 and 1 in 3 adolescents experiencing adolescent relationship abuse (ARA).2 IPV is often understood as escalating cycles of control and coe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Remember the teen vaping ‘epidemic’?
Remember the "epidemic" of underage nicotine vaping? For years, activists, politicians, and public health officials have been warning that a surge in e-cigarette use by teenagers would hook a generation of young people on nicotine and encourage them to smoke. That never happened, as new federal…#cdc #fda #creatorssyndicateinc #reasoncom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Infants Are Born With Syphilis in Growing Numbers, a Sign of a Wider Epidemic
Congenital syphilis has become more than ten times as common over the past decade, the C.D.C. reported. “The situation is dire,” said one expert. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Sexually Transmitted Diseases Syphilis Tests (Medical) Shortages Pregnancy and Childbirth Medicine and Health Babies and Infants Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Source Type: news
